I recently took my parents on a trip to Ireland. My Mom was concerned about such a long flight from California so we decided to take a layover on the way there and the way back. We were somewhat at the liberty of the airlines on where we could go but we settled on Chicago because my parents had never been there and I love that town!
Despite a few ridiculously strange taxi and Uber rides we had a wonderful time. We went downtown and walked along the riverfront. We ate dinner at Gino’s East and stopped by Wrigley Field for a peak at our beloved Cubs.
Have you ever taken a fun layover? Would you recommend going straight through and just getting there or enjoying yourself along the way like we did?
You’ll never guess where our layover on the way back was…stay tuned.
Bulldog Travels / Photos By Jenny 
I once stayed 4 hours at Dallas airport but that was a wasn’t a great layover.
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Four hours isn’t enough to leave and do anything sadly.
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We have also done layovers so as to arrive feeling like human beings. Having never been to Chicago ourselves this looks like a great chance to explore.
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It’s a great city. I just recommend staying downtown instead of by the airport like I did. It took nearly an hour to get downtown and was too expensive to go back and forth.
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That’s a great tip!
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We often do a couple of nights in London on our way over from Florida to South Africa. It’s such a treat not to have to do two night flights back to back, and helps us to get over the jet lag too. Looks like yuo had some delicious fun in Chicago. I have yet to go there. 🙂
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It’s a great town to visit. I recommend the architecture boat tour.
And yes London is another wonderful place for a layover. I visited the British museum there two years ago on the way home from Ireland.
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What a beautiful way to spend time with your parents.
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Thanks! It was fun.
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